Peridomestic Mammal Susceptibility to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bosco-Lauth, Angela M. ; Root, J. Jeffrey ; Porter, Stephanie M. ; Walker, Audrey E. ; Guilbert, Lauren ; Hawvermale, Daphne ; Pepper, Aimee ; Maison, Rachel M. ; Hartwig, Airn E. ; Gordy, Paul ; Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle ; Bowen, Richard A.
• Description:
  Wild animals have been implicated as the origin of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but it is largely unknown how the virus affects most wildlife species and if wildlife could ultimately serve as a reservoir for maintaining the virus outside the human population. We show that several common peridomestic species, including deer mice, bushy-tailed woodrats, and striped skunks, are susceptible to infection and can shed the virus in respiratory secretions. In contrast, we demonstrate that cottontail rabbits, fox squirrels, Wyoming ground squirrels, black-tailed prairie dogs, house mice, and racoons are not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our results expand the knowledge base of susceptible species and provide evidence that human-wildlife interactions could result in continued transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Wild Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Disease Susceptibility Humans Mammals Mice
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(8):2073-2080
• Pubmed ID:
  34286685
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8314817
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:45cd11bd9f295f6df75554334a74c76975b1305b71720f331a384022f5c84fa8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/108802/cdc_108802_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.68 MB ]